Acylaminopiperidine compound

ABSTRACT

[Problem] To provide a compound which has an excellent activity to modulate the functions of CCR4 or TARC and/or MDC and can be used for the prevention and/or treatment of various inflammatory diseases, allergic diseases, autoimmune diseases and the like.
 
[Means for Resolution] An acylaminopiperidine compound represented by the formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     [Symbols in the formula represent the following meanings; A: a single bond or C 1 -C 6  alkylene, R 1 : phenyl which may be substituted, etc., R 2 : —H or C 1 -C 6  alkyl, R 3 : —H, C 1 -C 6  alkyl or C 3 -C 8  cycloalkyl, R 4 : pyrrolidin-2-yl which may be substituted, etc., and D: benzene ring or pyrazole ring].

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a novel acylaminopiperidine compoundand a pharmaceutical which comprises the same as an active ingredient,particularly an agent for treating inflammatory diseases, moreillustratively an agent for treating rheumatism, psoriasis, atopicdermatitis and asthma.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Chemokines which are the cell chemotactic factors are roughly classifiedinto two types based on the structural characteristics, i.e., CXC/αchemokines and CC/β chemokines. Receptors of these chemokines belong tothe 7-transmembrane G protein-coupled receptor family and areconstituted by CXC chemokine receptors and CC chemokine receptors(Non-patent Reference 1).

CC chemokine receptor 4 (CCR4) was cloned from T lymphocyte and thymus(Non-patent Reference 2, Non-patent Reference 3) and reported to beexpressed mainly in a T cell called Th2 type at the beginning(Non-patent Reference 4). However, it was shown by the detailed analysesthereafter that CCR4 is broadly present in the effector-memory T cellsof Th1 and Th2 (Non-patent Reference 5, Non-patent Reference 6).According to further recent studies, it has been revealed that CCR4 ispresent in almost all of the skin-tropic T cells (Non-patent Reference7) and monocyte, macrophage, dendritic cell and NK cell (Non-patentReference 8).

Thymus and activation-regulated chemokine (TARC) and macrophage-derivedchemokine (MDC) as CC chemokines are specific ligands for CCR4(Non-patent Reference 9, Non-patent Reference 10). The TARC was found asa T cell chemotactic factor (Non-patent Reference 11), and the MDC as achemotactic factor of monocyte, macrophage and NK cell (Non-patentReference 12). It is known that both of the chemokines havecharacteristics of both inflammatory chemokine and homeostatic chemokine(Non-patent Reference 13).

It has been suggested by a large number of reports that CCR4 and itsligands TARC and MDC are concerned in various diseases such asinflammatory diseases, allergic diseases, autoimmune diseases and thelike. For example, asthma (Non-patent Reference 14), atopic dermatitis(Non-patent Reference 15), psoriasis (Non-patent Reference 16),rheumatoid arthritis (Non-patent Reference 17), inflammatory boweldisease (Non-patent Reference 18) and the like may be exemplified.Accordingly, an agent that modulates the functions of CCR4 is expectedas an agent for preventing or treating these diseases and the like. Asthe agents for preventing or treating the above-mentioned inflammatorydiseases, allergic diseases, autoimmune diseases and the like, variousdrugs such as steroid agents and the like are used. From the viewpointof their therapeutic effects and side effects, great concern has beendirected toward the development of a drug based on a new functionalmechanism.

For example, it has been reported that a compound represented by thefollowing formula has an activity to modulate the functions of TARC orMDC (Patent Reference 1).

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Also, it has been reported that, for example, a compound represented bythe following formula has an activity to modulate the functions of CCR4(Patent Reference 2).

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Also, it has been reported that a compound represented by the followingformula has an activity to modulate the functions of CCR4 (PatentReference 3).

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Also, it has been reported that a compound represented by the followingformula has an activity to modulate the functions of CCR4 (PatentReference 4).

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In addition, it has been reported that a compound represented by thefollowing formula has the action to modulate function of CCR4 (PatentReference 5).

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However, there is no disclosure or suggestion in any one of theabove-mentioned references on the acylaminopiperidine compound accordingto the present invention.

Non-patent Reference 1: Pharmacological Reviews, 52, 145, 2000Non-patent Reference 2: Biochemical and Biophysical ResearchCommunications, 218, 337, 1996 Non-patent Reference 3: European Journalof Immunology, 26, 3021, 1996 Non-patent Reference 4: Journal ofExperimental Medicine, 187, 875, 1998 Non-patent Reference 5: Journal ofImmunology, 166, 103, 2001 Non-patent Reference 6: The Journal ofClinical Investigation, 108, 1331, 2001 Non-patent Reference 7: Nature,400, 776, 1999 Non-patent Reference 8: Arthritis & Rheumatism, 44, 1022,2001 Non-patent Reference 9: Journal of Biological Chemistry, 272,15036, 1997 Non-patent Reference 10: Journal of Biological Chemistry,273, 1764, 1998 Non-patent Reference 11: Journal of BiologicalChemistry, 271, 21514, 1996 Non-patent Reference 12: Journal ofExperimental Medicine, 185, 1595, 1997 Non-patent Reference 13:Immunology Today, 20, 254, 1999 Non-patent Reference 14: The Journal ofClinical Investigation, 107, 1357, 2001 Non-patent Reference 15: Journalof Investigative Dermatology, 115, 640, 2000 Non-patent Reference 16:Laboratory Investigation, 81, 335, 2001 Non-patent Reference 17:Arthritis & Rheumatism, 44, 2750, 2001 Non-patent Reference 18: Clinical& Experimental Immunology, 132, 332, 2003 Patent Reference 1:International Publication WO 03/104230 Patent Reference 2: US PatentPublication 2004/0048865 Patent Reference 3: International PublicationWO 2005/082865 Patent Reference 4 International Publication WO2005/085212 Patent Reference 5: International Publication WO 2005/123697DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problems that the Invention is to Solve

The present inventors have conducted studies with the aim of providing apharmaceutical composition useful for preventing and/or treatinginflammatory diseases, allergic diseases, autoimmune disease and thelike, based on the activity to modulate the functions of CCR4, and offurther providing a medicament comprising the same.

The inventors have conducted extensive studies on the compounds havingan activity to modulate the functions of CCR4 and, as a result, foundthat a novel acylaminopiperidine compound is useful as an agent formodulating the functions of CCR4, and thereby accomplished the presentinvention.

That is, according to the present invention, there is provided a novelacylaminopiperidine compound represented by the following formula (I) ora pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof

[symbols in the formula represent the following meanings;A: a single bond or C₁-C₆ alkylene,R¹: phenyl which may be substituted or pyridyl which may be substituted,R²: —H or C₁-C₆ alkyl,R³: —H, C₁-C₆ alkyl or C₃-C₈ cycloalkyl,R⁴: azetidin-2-yl, pyrrolidin-2-yl or piperidin-2-yl, each of which maybe substituted, andD: a ring selected from the group consisting of the following rings,wherein in these rings, the carbon atoms and nitrogen atoms constitutingthe rings may respectively be substituted,

In this connection, preferred as A in the formula (I) is a single bondor C₁-C₂ alkylene, more preferred is a single bond or methylene andfurther preferred is a single bond. Also, preferred as —R¹ is phenylwhich may be substituted; preferred as —R² is —H; preferred as —R³ is—H, C₁-C₂ alkyl or C₃-C₄ cycloalkyl; and preferred as —R⁴ ispyrrolidin-2-yl which may be substituted.

In addition, preferred among these compounds is a compound in which R²is —H and R⁴ is pyrrolidin-2-yl which may be substituted.

The compound of the present invention represented by the formula (I) hasa structural characteristic in that the 1-position of the piperidine, ofwhich the 4-position is substituted with an acylamino group, is linkedto the 2-position of the fused pyrimidine, and has a pharmacologicalcharacteristic in that it has an activity to modulate the functions ofCCR4.

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION

Since the acylaminopiperidine compound of the present invention has theactivity to modulate functions of CCR4 or TARC and/or MDC, it is usefulas an agent for preventing and/or treating various inflammatorydiseases, allergic diseases, autoimmune diseases and the like.Illustrative diseases include asthma, allergic rhinitis, allergicconjunctivitis, pollinosis, dermatitis (atopic dermatitis, contactdermatitis), psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupuserythematosus, multiple sclerosis, insulin-dependent diabetes (type 1diabetes) rejection at the time of organ transplantation, cancer,inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis, Crohn disease),interstitial cystitis, sepsis, pain and the like. Particularly, it isexpected as an agent for preventing and/or treating asthma, atopicdermatitis or rheumatoid arthritis.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

The present invention is further described below.

In this description, the “alkyl” means a monovalent group of a straightor branched carbon chain. Accordingly, illustrative examples of “C₁-C₆alkyl” include methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl,t-butyl, n-pentyl, neopentyl, n-hexyl and the like, of which a C₁-C₃alkyl, or methyl, ethyl, n-propyl or isopropyl is preferable.

In addition, the “alkylene” means a divalent group of a straight orbranched carbon chain. Thus, illustrative examples of the “C₁-C₆alkylene” include methylene, ethylene, n-propylene, methylethylene,1,1-dimethylmethylene, n-butylene, 1,2-dimethylethylene,1,1-dimethylethylene, ethylethylene, n-pentylene, n-hexylene and thelike, of which a C₁-C₃ alkylene, or methylene, ethylene, n-propylene,methylethylene or 1,1-dimethylmethylene, is preferable.

In the present description, the acceptable substituent of the terms “maybe substituted” and “substituted” may be any substituent which isgenerally used as the substituent of respective groups. In addition, twoor more of these substituents may be present on each group.

As the acceptable substituent for the “phenyl which may be substitutedor pyridyl which may be substituted” of —R¹, halogen and cyano can beexemplified. The “halogen” is fluoro, chloro, bromo or iodo, preferablyfluoro, chloro, bromo, more preferably fluoro or chloro (the same shallapply hereinafter).

As the acceptable substituent for the “azetidin-2-yl, pyrrolidin-2-yl orpiperidin-2-yl which may be respectively substituted” of —R⁴, —OH,—O—C₁-C₆ alkyl, oxo(═O) or —SO₂—C₁-C₆ alkyl, or C₁-C₆ alkyl which may besubstituted with a group selected from the class consisting of —OH,—O—C₁-C₆ alkyl and oxo(═O) can be exemplified.

As the acceptable substituent for the “in these rings, the carbon atomsand nitrogen atoms constituting the rings may respectively besubstituted” of D, halogen, cyano or —O—C₁-C₆ alkyl, or C₁-C₆ alkylwhich may be substituted with a group selected from the class consistingof —OH, —O—C₁-C₆ alkyl and halogen can be exemplified.

There are cases in which geometrical isomers and tautomers are presentin the compound (I) of the present invention depending on the kind ofsubstituents. Also, the compound (I) of the present invention may haveasymmetric carbon atom in some cases. The present invention includesseparated forms of these isomers or mixtures thereof. In addition, alabeled substance, namely a compound in which at least one atom of thecompound of the present invention is replaced by a radioisotope ornon-radioactive isotope, is also included in the present invention.

Further, a pharmacologically acceptable so-called prodrug is alsoincluded in the compound (I) of the present invention. Thepharmacologically acceptable prodrug is a compound which has a groupthat can be converted into the amino group, hydroxyl group, carboxylgroup or the like of the present invention by solvolysis or under aphysiological condition, and as the group which forms such a prodrug,the groups described in Prog. Med., vol. 5, pp. 2157-2161, 1985, and in“Iyakuhin no Kaihatsu (Development of Medicines)” (Hirokawa Shoten,1990) vol. 7 Bunshi Sekkei (Molecular Design), pp. 163-198, can beexemplified.

There are cases in which the compound (I) forms an acid addition salt ora salt with a base depending on the kind of substituents. Such a saltcan be any salt which is pharmaceutically acceptable, andillustratively, an acid addition salt with inorganic acids includehydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, hydriodic acid, sulfuric acid,nitric acid, phosphoric acid and the like, or organic acids includeformic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid, oxalic acid, malonic acid,succinic acid, fumaric acid, maleic acid, lactic acid, malic acid,tartaric acid, citric acid, methanesulfonic acid, ethanesulfonic acid,aspartic acid, glutamic acid and the like, or salts with inorganic basesinclude sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, aluminum and the like, orwith organic bases include methylamine, ethylamine, ethanolamine,lysine, ornithine and the like, or ammonium salts or the like can beexemplified.

In addition, the present invention also includes various hydrates andsolvates and crystal polymorph of the compound (I) of the presentinvention or a salt thereof.

(Production Methods)

The compound (I) as an active ingredient of the present invention and apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof can be produced by employingvarious conventionally known synthesis methods making use of thecharacteristics based on its basic skeleton or kind of the substituents.In that case, depending on the kind of functional group, there is aneffective case from the production technology point of view to protectsaid functional group with an appropriate protecting group at the stageof materials to intermediates, or to replace it with a group which canbe easily converted into said functional group. Examples of such afunctional group include amino group, hydroxyl group, carboxyl group andthe like, and as their protecting groups, the protecting groupsdescribed for example in “Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis” editedby T. W. Greene and P. G. M. Wuts, (3^(rd) edition, 1999)” can beexemplified, which may be optionally selected and used in response tothe reaction conditions. According to such a method, a desired compoundcan be obtained by introducing said protecting group and carrying outthe reaction, and then removing the protecting group as occasiondemands, or converting it into a desired group.

In addition, the prodrug of the compound (I) of the present inventioncan be produced in the same manner as the case of the above-mentionedprotecting groups, by carrying out the reaction after introducing aspecific group at the stage of materials to intermediates or using theobtained compound (I). The reaction can be carried out by employingmethods known to one skilled in the art, such as usual esterification,amidation, dehydration and the like.

<First Production Method>

(In the formulae, A, —R¹, —R², —R³, —R⁴ and D are as defined in theforegoing. The same shall apply hereinafter.)

This production method is a method in which the compound (I) of thepresent invention is produced by allowing the amine derivativerepresented by (1-b) to react with the dichloropyrimidine represented by(1-a) which is thereby converted into the aminochloropyrimidinerepresented by (1-c) (first step), and further allowing the piperidinederivative represented by (1-d) to react therewith (second step).

Both of the first step and second step are carried out under ordinarypressure or pressurization, in the absence of a solvent or in anappropriate solvent.

As illustrative examples of the solvent, aromatic hydrocarbons such astoluene, xylene and the like; ketones such as acetone, methyl ethylketone and the like; ethers such as ether, tetrahydrofuran (THF),dioxane, diethoxyethane and the like; alcohols such as methanol (MeOH),ethanol (EtOH), 2-propanol (iPrOH) and the like; aprotic polar solventssuch as acetonitrile; dimethylformamide (DMF),1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and the like;water; or a mixed solvent thereof can be exemplified. It is preferableto carry out this reaction in the presence of a base, and illustrativeexamples of the base include alkali carbonates such as sodium carbonate,potassium carbonate and the like; alkali bicarbonates such as sodiumbicarbonate, potassium bicarbonate and the like; alkoxides such assodium methoxide, sodium ethoxide, potassium t-butoxide and the like;tertiary amines such as triethylamine, diisopropyl ethylamine and thelike; other organic bases such as 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene,pyridine, lutidine and the like. Excess amount of (1-d) can also serveas the base. The reaction temperature varies depending on the kinds ofmaterial compounds, reaction conditions and the like, but it can becarried out in general at approximately from room temperature to refluxtemperature of the solvent.

In this connection, the production materials (1-b) and/or (1-d) can besubjected to the reaction as a salt thereof. In addition, the productionmaterial (1-a) can be easily produced by the method described in thereference examples of this description, or for example by the methoddescribed in the aforementioned Patent Reference 4 or 6, or a method inaccordance therewith.

<Production Method for Intermediate>

In this connection, the piperidine derivative represented by (1-d) to beused in the second step of the first production method can be producedby the method shown below.

(In the formulae, PG represents a protecting group of amino group. Thesame shall apply hereinafter.)

As the protecting group of amino group, the protecting groups describedin the aforementioned “Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis (3^(rd)edition, 1999)” can be exemplified, and illustratively, for example,tert-butoxycarbonyl, benzyloxycarbonyl and the like can be exemplified.

This production method is a method in which the piperidine derivativerepresented by (1-d) to be used in the second step of the firstproduction method is produced by allowing the amine derivativerepresented by (2-b) to react with the piperidine derivative representedby (2-a) which can be easily obtained (first step), thereby convertinginto an amino piperidine represented by (2-c), further allowing it toreact with the carboxylic acid represented by (2-d) or a reactivederivative thereof (second step), thereby converting into anacylaminopiperidine derivative represented by (2-e), and furthercarrying out deprotection of the 1-position of piperidine (third step).

It is preferable that the first step uses a reductive aminationreaction. For example, the methods described in “Jikken Kagaku Koza(Experimentation Chemistry Course) (4^(th) edition)” edited by TheChemical Society of Japan, vol. 20 (1992) (Maruzen) and the like, themethods obvious to those skilled in the art or modified methods thereofcan be used.

The second step can be carried out under cooling, under cooling to roomtemperature or under room temperature to heating, preferably under roomtemperature, using equivalent amount of (2-c) and (2-d), or one of themin an excess amount, in the presence of a condensing agent such asdicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCC), diisopropylcarbodiimide (DIPC),1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide (EDCI),1,1-carbonylbis-1H-imidazole (CDI) or the like and, as occasion demands,an additive agent such as N-hydroxysuccinimide (HONSu),1-hydroxybenzotriazole (HOBt) or the like. Illustrative examples of thesolvent include ethers; halogenated hydrocarbons such asdichloromethane, 1,2-dichloroethane, chloroform and the like;acetonitrile; aprotic polar solvents such as dimethylformamide (DMF),1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and the like;or a mixed solvent thereof. In addition, it is also advantageous in somecases to carry out in the presence of a base such as triethylamine,diisopropylethylamine, pyridine or the like.

The method described in the deprotection reaction of amino group and thelike of the aforementioned “Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis(3^(rd) edition, 1999)” may be used in the third step.

In addition, some of the compounds represented by the formula (I) mayalso be produced from the compound of the present invention produced inthe above manner, by optionally combining known steps which aregenerally employed by those skilled in the art, such as alkylation,acylation, substitution reaction, oxidation, reduction, hydrolysis,deprotection and the like.

The reaction product obtained by the above-mentioned each productionmethod is isolated and purified as a free compound, a salt thereof orvarious types of solvate such as hydrate or the like. The salt can beproduced by subjecting to a general salt formation treatment.

The isolation and purification are carried out by employing generalchemical operations such as extraction, concentration, evaporation,crystallization, filtration, recrystallization, various types ofchromatography and the like.

Various isomers can be isolated in the usual way, by making use of thedifference in physicochemical properties between the isomers. Forexample, optical isomers can be separated by a general opticalresolution method such as fractional crystallization, chromatography orthe like. In addition, an optical isomer can also be produced from anappropriate optically active material compound.

Pharmacological activities of the compound of the present invention wereverified by the following tests.

1. Action for [³⁵S]GTPγS Binding Test Via CCR4 (1) Preparation of HumanCCR4 Expressing Cell Line

A vector (contains a neomycin-resistance gene) in which human CCR4 genewas inserted into downstream of the EF-1α promoter was prepared andtransfected into a mouse pre B cell line B300-16 cells byelectroporation. These cells were cultured using a G-418-supplementedmedium, and a single cell line capable of producing human CCR4constantly and stably was obtained by the limiting dilution method.

(2) Preparation of Human CCR4 Expressing Cell Line Membrane Fraction

The human CCR4 expressing cells were recovered, washed with PBS and thensuspended in a lysis buffer (10 mM HEPES pH 7.5, 2 mM EDTA, proteinaseinhibitor). After allowing the suspension to stand on ice for 15minutes, the cells were disintegrated using a homogenizer andcentrifuged (20000 rpm, 10 min, 4° C.). The supernatant was furthersubjected to ultracentrifugation (22 K, 30 min, 4° C.), and then thepellet was suspended in PBS and used in the subsequent test.

(3) GTPγS Binding Test

In a reaction mixture liquid containing 20 mM of HEPES pH 7.05, 100 mMof NaCl, 5 mM of MgCl₂, 2 μM of GDP, human MDC, 150 μM of [³⁵S]GTPγS, 1mg of wheat germ agglutinin SPA beads and 1 μg of the human CCR4expressing cell line membrane fraction, respective concentration of thetest compound was allowed to undergo the reaction at room temperaturefor 1 hour and 30 minutes, and the radioactivity was measured.

As a result, the compounds of Example 1, Example 2, Example 5, Example6, Example 7, Example 9, Example 10, Example 12, Example 13, Example 15,Example 16, Example 17, Example 19, Example 20, Example 21, Example 22,Example 24, Example 26, Example 27, Example 28, Example 29, Example 30,Example 31, Example 32, Example 33, Example 35, Example 36, Example 37,Example 38, Example 39, Example 40, Example 41, Example 42, Example 43,Example 44, Example 45, Example 46, Example 47, Example 48, Example 49,Example 50, Example 51, Example 53, Example 54, Example 55, Example 56,Example 57, Example 58, Example 59, Example 60, Example 61, Example 62,Example 63, Example 64, Example 65, Example 66, Example 67, Example 68,Example 69, Example 70, Example 72, Example 73, Example 74, Example 75,Example 76, Example 77, Example 78, Example 79, Example 80, Example 86,Example 87, Example 90, Example 91, Example 92, Example 95, Example 99,Example 100, Example 101, Example 102, Example 103, Example 104, Example105 and Example 106 showed an inhibitory activity value (IC₅₀) of 100 nMor less.

2. Action Upon Mouse Oxazolone-Induced Contact Dermatitis

Balb/c mice (6 to 10 weeks of age, female, Charles River Japan) weresensitized by applying 150 μl of 3% oxazolone/ethanol solution (SigmaAldrich Japan) to the abdominal part. On the 6^(th) day after thesensitization, 10 μl of 1% oxazolone/ethanol solution was applied toboth sides of the right ear. The test drug was administered in 12 hoursafter the application of the oxazolone solution (test drugadministration group), and the solvent alone used in dissolving the testdrug was administered to the control group. Thickness of the rightauricle was measured before the application and 20 hours thereafterusing a sickness gauge (Mitsutoyo), and the swelling (thicknessincrement=measured value after 20 hours−measured value beforeapplication) was calculated. The inhibition ratio was calculated by thefollowing formula, by regarding a group to which the oxazolone solutionwas applied without sensitization as the normal group. In thisconnection, the above-mentioned test was carried out by 5 animals pergroup.

Inhibition ratio=(swelling of control group−swelling of test drugadministration group)×100/(swelling of control group−swelling of normalgroup)

As a result, the compound of Example 1 showed good inhibitory activityby 30 mg/kg oral administration.

3. Action Upon Mouse Collagen-Induced Arthritis

The action upon mouse collagen-induced arthritis can be evaluated usingthe method described in The Japanese Journal of Pharmacology, 88, 332(2002).

In addition to the above-mentioned respective test example,pharmacological actions of the compound of the present invention can beverified by various evaluation models generally used for the evaluationof anti-inflammation actions, such as the mice asthma model described inImmunology, 98, 345 (1999), the oxazolone-induced chronic contactdermatitis model (atopic dermatitis model) described in Journal ofInvestigative Dermatology, 111, 86 (1998) and the like.

It was confirmed from the above test results that the compound of thepresent invention has the function modulating action of CCR4 or TARCand/or MDC and therefore is useful as an agent for preventing andtreating various inflammatory diseases, allergic diseases, autoimmunediseases and the like.

The pharmaceutical preparation which comprises one or two or morespecies of the compound (I) or a salt thereof as the active ingredientis prepared using carriers, fillers and other additive agents, which aregenerally used in preparing medicines.

The administration may be either oral administration by tablets, pills,capsules, granules, powders, solutions and the like, or parenteraladministration by injections (e.g., intravenous, intramuscular and thelike), suppositories, transdermal preparations, transnasal preparations,inhalations and the like. The dose is optionally decided in response toeach case by taking symptoms and age, sex and the like of the object tobe administered into consideration, but is generally approximately from0.001 mg/kg to 100 mg/kg per day per adult in the case of oraladministration, and this is administered once or by dividing into 2 to 4doses. Also, in the case of intravenous administration due to thesymptom, it is administered generally once to 2 or more times a daywithin a range of from 0.0001 mg/kg to 10 mg/kg per once per adult.Also, in the case of inhalation, it is administered generally once to 2or more times a day within a range of from 0.0001 mg/kg to 1 mg/kg peronce per adult.

As the solid composition for oral administration by the presentinvention, tablets, powders, granules and the like are used. In such asolid composition, one or two more of active substances are mixed withat least one inert filler such as lactose, mannitol, glucose,hydroxypropylcellulose, microcrystalline cellulose, starch, polyvinylpyrrolidone, aluminum magnesium silicate or the like. In accordance withthe usual way, the composition may contain inert additive agents such aslubricants (e.g., magnesium stearate and the like), disintegrators(e.g., carboxymethylstarch sodium and the like), and solubilizingagents. As occasion demands, the tablets or pills may be coated with asugar coating or a gastric or enteric coating.

The liquid composition for oral administration includes pharmaceuticallyacceptable emulsions, solutions, suspensions, syrups, elixirs and thelike, and contains a generally used inert solvent such as purified wateror ethanol. In addition to the inert solvent, this composition maycontain auxiliary agents (e.g., solubilizing agents, moistening agents,suspending agents and the like), and sweeteners, correctives, aromaticsand antiseptics.

As the injections for parenteral administration, sterile aqueous ornon-aqueous solutions, suspensions and emulsions are included. As theaqueous solvent, for example, distilled water for injection andphysiological saline are included. Examples of the non-aqueous solventinclude propylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, plant oils (e.g., oliveoil or the like), alcohols (ethanol or the like), polysorbate 80 (thename in Pharmacopeia) and the like. Such a composition may furthercontain tonicity agents, antiseptics, moistening agents, emulsifyingagents, dispersing agents, stabilizing agents and solubilizing agents.These are sterilized by, for example, filtration through a bacteriaretaining filter, formulation of bactericides or irradiation. Inaddition, these can also be used by producing a sterile solidcomposition and dissolving or suspending it in sterile water or asterile solvent for injection prior to use.

Transmucosal preparations (e.g., inhalations, transnasal preparationsand the like) are used in a solid, liquid or semisolid form and can beproduced in accordance with conventionally known methods. For example,an excipient such as lactose, starch or the like, as well as a pHadjusting agent, an antiseptic, a surfactant, a lubricant, a stabilizer,a thickener and the like, may be optionally added. An appropriate devicefor inhalation or blowing can be used for the administration. Forexample, using a known device such as the measured administrationinhalation device or the like or a sprayer, a compound can beadministered alone or as a powder of a formulated mixture, or as asolution or suspension by a combination with a medicinally acceptablecarrier. The dry powder inhaler or the like may be for single ormultiple administration use, and a dry powder or a powder-containingcapsule can be used. Alternatively, it may be a pressurized aerosolspray or the like form which uses chlorofluoroalkane, hydrofluoroalkaneor carbon dioxide or the like suitable gas.

As the external preparations, ointments, hard cream preparations,creams, jellies, cataplasmas, sprays, lotions, eye drops, eye ointmentsand the like are included. Generally used ointment base, lotion base,aqueous or non-aqueous solutions, suspensions, emulsions and the likeare contained therein. For example, polyethylene glycol, carboxyvinylpolymer, white petrolatum, white beeswax, polyoxyethylene hydrogenatedcastor oil, glyceryl monostearate, stearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol,lauromacrogol, sorbitan sesquioleate and the like can be exemplified asthe ointment or lotion base.

EXAMPLES

The following describes the present invention in detail based onExamples. The present invention is not limited to the invention ofcompounds described in the following Examples. In addition, productionmethods of the starting compounds are shown in the reference examples.

Reference Example 1

In the presence of 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene, tert-butylmethyl(piperidin-4-yl)carbamate was allowed to react with a 1,4-dioxanesolution of2-chloro-N-(4-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-6,7-dimethoxyquinazoline-4-amine toconvert into tert-butyl(1-{4-[(4-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)amino]-6,7-dimethoxyquinazolin-2-yl}piperidin-4-yl)methylcarbamate.

Subsequently, trifluoroacetic acid was added thereto to obtainN-(4-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-6,7-dimethoxy-2-[4-(methylamino)piperidin-1-yl]quinazoline-4-amine.

ES: 446.

The compounds shown in Table 1 were produced in the same manner as inthe method of Reference Example 1.

In this connection, symbols in the table represent the followingmeanings (the same shall apply hereinafter).

Rf: Reference example number.CS: Chemical structural formula (In the chemical structural formula, Merepresents methyl, and MeO methoxy and Et ethyl).Data: Physical data (F: FAB-MS (M+H)⁺, ES: ESI-MS (M+H)⁺, NMR: NMR data(δ (ppm) of characteristic peak in ¹H-NMR when tetramethylsilane wasused as the internal standard, and DMSO-d₆ as the measuring solvent).

TABLE 1 Rf CS Data 1-1

ES: 432. 1-2

  F: 411. 1-3

ES: 472. 1-4

ES: 460. 1-5

ES: 434. 1-6

ES: 486.

Reference Example 2

Cyclopropylamine and sodium triacetoxy borohydride were added to a1,2-dichloromethane solution of benzyl 4-oxopiperidine-1-carboxylate toobtain benzyl 4-(cyclopropylamino)piperidine-1-carboxylate.

Next, by allowing this to react with bis-tert-butyl dicarbonate, benzyl4-[(tert-butoxycarbonyl)(cyclopropyl)amino]piperidine-1-carboxylate wasobtained.

ES: 375.

The compounds shown in Table 2 were produced in the same manner as inthe method of Reference Example 2.

Symbols in the chemical structural formulae represent the followingmeanings (the same shall apply hereinafter). Z: Benzyloxycarbonyl, Boc:tert-butyloxycarbonyl.

TABLE 2 Rf CS Data 2-1

F: 389. 2-2

2-3

Reference Example 3

By allowing benzyl 4-(methylamino)piperidine-1-carboxylate to react withEDCI hydrochloride, HOBt and 1-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-L-proline, benzyl4-[[1-(tert-butoxy)-L-prolyl](methyl)amino]piperidine-1-carboxylate wasobtained.

F: 446.

The compounds shown in Table 3 were produced in the same manner as inthe method of Reference Example 3.

TABLE 3 Rf CS Data 3-1

F: 446. 3-2

F: 460. 3-3

F: 460.

Reference Example 4

A mixture of benzyl4-[[1-(tert-butoxy)-L-prolyl](methyl)amino]piperidine-1-carboxylate, 10%palladium carbon and ethanol was stirred under the atmosphere ofhydrogen to obtain tert-butyl(2S)-2-{[methyl(piperidin-4-yl)amino]carbonyl}pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate.

F: 312.

The compounds shown in Table 4 were produced in the same manner as inthe method of Reference Example 4.

TABLE 4 Rf CS Data 4-1

F: 312. 4-2

F: 326. 4-3

F: 326.

Reference Example 5

By allowing benzyl 4-(methylamino)piperidine-1-carboxylate to react withEDCI hydrochloride, HOBt and 1-methyl-L-proline, tert-butyl4-[methyl(1-methyl-L-prolyl)amino]piperidine-1-carboxylate was obtained.Then, trifluoroacetic acid was added thereto to obtainN,1-dimethyl-N-piperidin-4-yl-L-prolinamide.

ES: 226.

The compounds shown in Table 5 were produced in the same manner as inthe method of Reference Example 5.

TABLE 5 Rf CS Data 5-1

ES: 226. 5-2

ES: 240. 5-3

ES: 240.

Example 1

2-Chloro-N-(4-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-6,7-dimethoxyquinazoline-4-aminehydrochloride (405 mg), N,1-dimethyl-N-piperidin-4-yl-L-prolinamidedihydrochloride (447 mg) and 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (608 mg)were added to 1,4-dioxane (20 mL), followed by heating under reflux for24 hours. After concentration of the reaction solution, ethyl acetateand water were added to the residue, the organic layer was separated,and the water layer was further extracted with ethyl acetate. Thecombined organic layer was washed with saturated brine, dried overmagnesium sulfate and then filtered. The solvent was evaporated under areduced pressure. By purifying the residue by silica gel flash columnchromatography (chloroform-MeOH),N-(1-{4-[(4-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)amino]-6,7-dimethoxyquinazolin-2-yl}piperidin-4-yl)-N,1-dimethyl-L-prolinamidewas obtained. This was dissolved in ethyl acetate (10 mL), and 4 MHCl/ethyl acetate solution (0.5 mL) was added thereto. By evaporatingthe solvent under a reduced pressure and recrystallizing the resultingresidue from EtOH-diethyl ether,N-(1-{4-[(4-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)amino]-6,7-dimethoxyquinazolin-2-yl}piperidin-4-yl)-N,1-dimethyl-L-prolinamidedihydrochloride (155 mg) was obtained as pale yellow powder.

Example 2

N-(4-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-6,7-dimethoxy-2-[4-(methylamino)piperidin-1-yl]quinazoline-4-amine(445 mg), 1-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-L-proline (323 mg), HOBt (135 mg) andEDCI hydrochloride (290 mg) were added in that order to DMF (10 mL),followed by stirring at room temperature for 24 hours. Ethyl acetate anda saturated sodium bicarbonate aqueous solution were added to thereaction solution, and the organic layer was separated. Next, theorganic layer was washed with saturated brine, dried over magnesiumsulfate and then filtered. The solvent was evaporated under a reducedpressure. By purifying the residue by silica gel flash columnchromatography (chloroform-MeOH),N-(1-{4-[(4-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)amino]-6,7-dimethoxyquinazolin-2-yl}piperidin-4-yl)-N-methyl-L-prolinamidewas obtained. This was dissolved in ethyl acetate (10 mL), and 4 MHCl/ethyl acetate solution (0.5 mL) was added thereto. By evaporatingthe solvent under a reduced pressure and recrystallizing the resultingresidue from EtOH-diethyl ether,N-(1-{4-[(4-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)amino]-6,7-dimethoxyquinazolin-2-yl}piperidin-4-yl)-N-methyl-L-prolinamidedihydrochloride (481 mg) was obtained as pale yellow powder.

Example 3

Triethylamine (175 μl) and acetyl chloride (32 μl) were added underice-cooling to a dichloromethane (5 mL) solution ofN-(1-{4-[(4-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)amino]-6,7-dimethoxyquinazolin-2-yl}piperidin-4-yl)-N-methyl-L-prolinamidedihydrochloride (250 mg), followed by stirring under ice-cooling for 2hours and under room temperature for 20 hours. A saturated sodiumbicarbonate aqueous solution was added thereto, followed by extractionwith chloroform. The organic layer was washed with saturated brine anddried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. Then, the solvent was evaporated.By purifying the resulting residue by a silica gel column chromatography(chloroform-MeOH),1-acetyl-N-(1-{4-[(4-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)amino]-6,7-dimethoxyquinazolin-2-yl}piperidin-4-yl)-N-methyl-L-prolinamidewas obtained. This compound was dissolved in MeOH (3 mL), 4 M HCl/ethylacetate solution (203 μl) was added thereto, and the solvent wasevaporated. By crystallizing the resulting crude crystals fromisopropanol-diisopropyl ether,1-acetyl-N-(1-{4-[(4-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)amino]-6,7-dimethoxyquinazolin-2-yl}piperidin-4-yl)-N-methyl-L-prolinamidehydrochloride (167 mg) was obtained as pale yellow crystals.

Example 4

Potassium carbonate (62 mg) and ethyl iodide (36 μl) were added in thatorder to an acetonitrile (5 mL) solution ofN-(1-{4-[(4-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)amino]-6,7-dimethoxyquinazolin-2-yl}piperidin-4-yl)-N-methyl-L-prolinamidedihydrochloride (250 mg), followed by stirring at room temperature for 2hours and at 50° C. for 19 hours. The solvent was evaporated, and asaturated sodium bicarbonate aqueous solution was added to the resultingresidue, followed by extraction with chloroform. The organic layer waswashed with saturated brine and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate.Then, the solvent was evaporated. By purifying the resulting residue bya silica gel column chromatography (chloroform-MeOH),N-(1-{4-[(4-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)amino]-6,7-dimethoxyquinazolin-2-yl}piperidin-4-yl)-1-ethyl-N-methyl-L-prolinamidewas obtained. This compound was dissolved in MeOH (3 mL), 4 M HCl/ethylacetate solution (198 μl) was added thereto, and the solvent wasevaporated. By recrystallizing the resulting crude crystals fromisopropanol-diisopropyl ether,N-(1-{4-[(4-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)amino]-6,7-dimethoxyquinazolin-2-yl}piperidin-4-yl)-1-ethyl-N-methyl-L-prolinamidedihydrochloride (101 mg) was obtained as pale yellow crystals.

The compounds shown in the following Table 6 to Table 21 were producedin the same manner as in any one of Examples 1 to 4 using correspondingmaterials.

In this connection, symbols in the tables represent the followingmeanings (the same shall apply hereinafter).

Ex: Example number.R^(A), R^(B), R^(C), R^(D), R^(E): Substituents in general formula (cPr:cyclopropyl, cBu: cyclobutyl, Ph: phenyl, Bn: benzyl, Py: pyridyl, Ac:acetyl, Ms: methanesulfonyl, di: di, tri: tri. Also, the numeral beforesubstituent indicates its substitution position. Accordingly, forexample, 2-F-4-Cl-Ph means 2-fluoro-4-chlorophenyl, and 3,5-diCl-2-Py3,5-dichloropyridin-2-yl).Syn: Shows that it was produce using the corresponding material in thesame manner as in the example of its number.

TABLE 6

Ex R^(A) R^(B) R^(C) R^(D) R^(E) Syn Data 1 OMe OMe 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Me

1 F: 557. NMR: 8.17(1 H, brs), 7.41 (1 H, d, J = 8.3 Hz), 3.92 (3 H, s),3.91(3 H, s). 2 OMe OMe 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Me

2 F: 543. 3 OMe OMe 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Me

3 F: 585. 4 OMe OMe 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Me

4 F: 571. 5 H CN 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Me

2 ES: 508.   6 F OMe 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Me

1 F: 545. 7 Br H 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Me

1 ES: 577.

TABLE 7

Ex R^(A) R^(B) R^(C) R^(D) R^(E) Syn Data 8 OMe OMe 2-F-4-Cl-Ph H

2 F: 529. 9 OMe OMe 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Et

2 F: 557. 10 OMe OMe 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Me

2 ES: 543.   11 OMe OMe 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Me

3 F: 621. 12 OMe OMe 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Et

2 F: 557. NMR: 8.17(1 H, br s), 7.41(1 H, d, J = 8.3 Hz), 3.91(3 H, s),1.02 (3 H, t, J = 6.4 Hz). 13 OMe OMe 2-F-4-Cl-Ph cPr

2 F: 569. NMR: 8.15(1 H, br s), 7.41(1 H, dd, J = 1.6, 8.8 Hz), 3.92(3H, s), 0.87(2 H, m). 14 OMe OMe 2-F-4-Cl-Ph cPr

2 F: 569.

TABLE 8

Ex R^(A) R^(B) R^(C) R^(D) R^(E) Syn Data 15 H CN 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Me

1 F: 522. 16 OMe OMe 2-F-4-Cl-Ph cBu

2 ES: 583.   17 OMe OMe 2-F-4-Cl-Ph cBu

2 ES: 583.   18 OMe OMe 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Me

2 ES: 557.   19 OMe OMe 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Me

2 F: 557. 20 OMe OMe 2-F-4-Cl-Ph cPr

2 F: 583. 21 OMe OMe 2-F-4-Cl-Ph cPr

2 F: 583. NMR: 8.19(1 H, br s), 7.40(1 H, dd, J = 1.2, 8.8 Hz), 3.91(3H, s), 0.88(2 H, m).

TABLE 9

Ex R^(A) R^(B) R^(C) R^(D) R^(E) Syn Data 22 Br H 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Me

1 ES: 575. NMR: 8.97(1 H, br s), 7.42(1 H, d, J = 7.6 Hz), 2.76(3 H, s).23 H CN 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Et

1 ES: 536. 24 H CN 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Et

1 ES: 536. 25 OMe OMe 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Et

1 ES: 571. 26 OMe OMe 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Et

1 ES: 571. 27 Br H 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Me

1 ES: 561. 28 H CN 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Et

1   F: 522. NMR: 8.74(1 H, br s), 7.42(1 H, d, J = 8.0 Hz), 1.72(4 H,m), 1.02 (3 H, t, J = 7.6 Hz).

TABLE 10

Ex R^(A) R^(B) R^(C) R^(D) R^(E) Syn Data 29 F H 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Me

1 ES: 501. NMR: 8.55(1 H, br s), 7.43(1 H, d, J = 8.0 Hz), 1.91(2 H, m),1.73 (2 H, m). 30 F H 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Me

1 ES: 501. NMR: 8.56(1 H, br s), 7.43(1 H, d, J = 8.3 Hz), 1.91(2 H, m),1.73 (2 H, m). 31 F H 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Me

1 ES: 515. NMR: 8.59(1 H, d, J = 7.6 Hz), 7.43(1 H, d, J = 8.8 Hz),3.60(1 H, m), 2.10(1 H, m). 32 F H 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Me

1 ES: 515. NMR: 8.60(1 H, d, J = 7.6 Hz), 7.43(1 H, d, J = 8.8 Hz),3.60(1 H, m), 2.09(1 H, m). 33 F H 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Et

1 ES: 515. 34 OMe F 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Me

1 ES: 531.

TABLE 11

Ex R^(A) R^(B) R^(C) R^(D) R^(E) Syn Data 35 OMe F 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Me

1 F: 531. 36 OMe F 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Me

1 F: 545. 37 OMe F 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Me

1 F: 545. NMR: 8.58(1 H, d, J = 8.0 Hz), 7.43(1 H, d, J = 8.8 Hz), 4.02(3 H, s), 2.81(3 H, s). 38 F H 4-Cl-Ph Me

1 F: 483. 39 F H 4-Cl-Ph Me

1 F: 483. 40 F H 4-Cl-Ph Et

1 F: 497. NMR: 8.67(1 H, br s), 8.23(1 H, s), 7.54 (2 H, d, J = 8.8 Hz),1.03 (3 H, t, J = 5.6 Hz). 41 F H 4-Cl-Ph Me

1 F: 497.

TABLE 12

Ex R^(A) R^(B) R^(C) R^(D) R^(E) Syn Data 42 F H 4-Cl-Ph Me

1 F: 498. 43 Br H 4-Cl-Ph Me

1 F: 545. 44 Br H 4-Cl-Ph Me

1 F: 545. 45 Br H 4-Cl-Ph Et

1 F: 559. 46 Br H 4-Cl-Ph Me

1 F: 559. NMR: 9.01 (1 H, s), 7.53 (2 H, d, J = 8.8 Hz), 2.82 (3 H, s),2.02 (1 H, m). 47 Br H 4-Cl-Ph Me

1 F: 559. NMR: 9.02 (1 H, s), 7.53 (2 H, d, J = 8.8 Hz), 2.82 (3 H, s),2.03 (1 H, m). 48 F H 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Et

1 F: 515.

TABLE 13

Ex R^(A) R^(B) R^(C) R^(D) R^(E) Syn Data 49 F H 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Et

1 F: 529. 50 F H 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Et

1 F: 529. 51 F H 4-Cl-Ph Et

1 F: 511. 52 F H 4-Cl-Ph Et

1 F: 511. 53 F H 4-Cl-Ph Et

1 ES: 497. 54 Br H 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Me

1 ES: 561. NMR: 8.92 (1 H, s), 7.43 (1 H, d, J = 8.4 Hz), 4.52 (1 H, m),1.92 (2 H, m). 55 Br H 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Et

1 F: 577.

TABLE 14

Ex R^(A) R^(B) R^(C) R^(D) R^(E) Syn Data 56 Br H 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Et

1 F: 577. 57 Br H 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Et

1 ES: 589. 58 Br H 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Et

1 ES: 591. 59 Br H 4-Cl-Ph Et

1 ES: 573. 60 Br H 4-Cl-Ph Et

1 F: 573. 61 F OMe 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Me

1 F: 531. NMR: 8.62 (1 H, d, J = 10.8 Hz), 7.41 (1 H, d, J = 8.8 Hz),3.98 (3 H, s), 1.91 (2 H, m). 62 F OMe 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Me

1 F: 531. NMR: 8.62 (1 H, d, J = 12.0 Hz), 7.41 (1 H, d, J = 8.8 Hz),3.98 (3 H, s), 1.91 (2 H, m).

TABLE 15

Ex R^(A) R^(B) R^(C) R^(D) R^(E) Syn Data 63 F OMe 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Et

1 ES: 545. 64 Br H 4-Cl-Ph Et

1 ES: 559. 65 F OMe 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Et

1 ES: 545. NMR: 8.59 (1 H, m), 7.41 (1 H, dd, J = 2.0, 8.8 Hz), 3.99 (3H, s), 1.02 (3 H, t, J = 6.8 Hz,). 66 F OMe 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Me

1 ES: 545. NMR: 8.71 (1 H, d, J = 11.6 Hz), 7.41 (1 H, d, J = 8.8 Hz),3.98 3 H, s), 2.81 (3 H, s). 67 F OMe 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Et

1 ES: 557. NMR: 8.64 (1 H, d, J = 11.2 Hz), 7.41 (1 H, dd, J = 2.0, 8.8Hz), 3.99 (3 H, s), 1.03 (3 H, t, J = 6.4 Hz). 68 H CN 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Me

1 ES: 508. NMR: 8.81 (1 H, s), 7.43 (1 H, d, J = 8.4 Hz), 4.52 (2 H, m),1.91 (2 H, m).

TABLE 16

Ex R^(A) R^(B) R^(C) R^(D) R^(E) Syn Data 69 H CN 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Et

1 ES: 522. 70 H CN 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Me

1 ES: 522. 71 F H 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Me

4 ES: 559. 72 F OMe 2,4,5-triF-Ph Me

1 ES: 533. 73 F OMe 4-Cl-Ph Me

1 ES: 513. 74 F OMe 5-Cl-2-Py Me

1 ES: 514. 75 F OMe 3,5-diCl-2-Py Me

1 ES: 548. 76 F OMe 5-F-2-Py Me

1 ES: 498.

TABLE 17

Ex R^(A) R^(B) R^(C) R^(D) R^(E) Syn Data 77 F OMe 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Me

4 ES: 575. 78 F OMe 2,6-diF-4-Cl-Ph Me

1 ES: 549. 79 F OMe 2-F-4-Cl-Bn Me

1 ES: 545. NMR (DMSO-d6): 7.41 (1 H, dd, J = 1.8, 8.3 Hz), 4.78-4.70 (2H, m), 4.60-4.48 1 H, m), 3.94 (3 H, s). 80 F OMe 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Me

4 ES: 605. 81 F OMe 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Me

2 ES: 559. 82 F OMe 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Me

2 ES: 547.

TABLE 18

Ex R^(A) R^(B) R^(C) R^(D) R^(E) Syn Data 83 F OMe 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Me

2 ES: 547. 84 F OMe 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Me

2 ES: 547. 85 F OMe 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Me

2 ES: 547. 86 OMe OMe 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Me

2 F: 557. 87 OMe OMe 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Me

2 ES: 557. 88 OMe OMe 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Et

2 F: 571. NMR: 8.18 (1 H, br s), 7.41 (1 H, d, J = 7.2 Hz), 3.92 (3 H,s), 1.00 (3 H, t, J = 6.8 Hz).

TABLE 19

Ex R^(A) R^(B) R^(C) R^(D) R^(E) Syn Data 89 OMe OMe 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Et

2 F: 571. NMR: 8.16 (1 H, br s), 7.41 (1 H, d, J = 7.6 Hz), 3.92 (3 H,s), 1.00 (3 H, t, J = 6.8 Hz). 90 OMe OMe 2-F-4-Cl-Ph cPr

2 F: 583. NMR: 8.10 (1 H, br s), 7.42 (1 H, dd, J = 1.2, 8.8 Hz), 3.92(6 H, s), 0.86 (2 H, m). 91 OMe OMe 2-F-4-Cl-Ph cBu

2 ES: 597. 92 OMe OMe 2-F-4-Cl-Ph Me

2 F: 543.

TABLE 20

Ex R^(A) R^(C) R^(E) Syn Data 93 Et 2-F-4-Cl-Ph

2 ES: 515. 94 Me 2-F-4-Cl-Ph

2 F: 487. 95 Me 2-F-4-Cl-Ph

2 F: 487. 96 Me 2-F-4-Cl-Ph

2 F: 501. 97 Me 2-F-4-Cl-Ph

2 F: 501. 98 Et 2-F-4-Cl-Ph

2 F: 501. NMR: 9.80 (1 H, d, J = 7.6 Hz), 7.32 (1 H, d, J = 8.8 Hz),1.91 (2 H, m), 1.34 (3 H, dt, J = 2.0, 7.6 Hz). 99 Et 2-F-4-Cl-Ph

2 F: 501. NMR: 9.76 (1 H, d, J = 6.4 Hz), 7.31 (1 H, d, J = 8.8 Hz),1.92 (2 H, m), 1.34 (3 H, dt, J = 2.0, 7.6 Hz). 100 Et 2-F-4-Cl-Ph

2 F: 515.

TABLE 21

Ex R^(A) R^(C) R^(E) Syn Data 101 —CH₂CF₃ 2-F-4-Cl-Ph

2 F: 555. NMR: 9.92 (1 H, d, J = 5.6 Hz), 7.32 (1 H, m), 5.02 (2 H, m),1.91 (2 H, m). 102 —CH₂CF₃ 2-F-4-Cl-Ph

2 F: 555. NMR: 9.89 (1 H, d, J = 5.6 Hz), 7.32 (1 H, m), 5.02 (2 H, m),1.92 (2 H, m). 103 —CH₂CF₃ 2-F-4-Cl-Ph

2 F: 569. NMR: 9.95 (1 H, d, J = 10.0 Hz), 7.32 (1 H, dd, J = 1.6, 8.4Hz), 5.03 (2 H, m), 2.79 (3 H, s). 104 —CH₂CF₃ 2-F-4-Cl-Ph

2 F: 569. NMR: 9.98 (1 H, d, J = 10.4 Hz), 7.32 (1 H, dd, J = 1.6, 8.8Hz), 5.03 (2 H, m), 2.79 (3 H, s). 105 Et 2-F-4-Cl-Bn

2 ES: 515. 106 —CH₂CF₃ 2-F-4-Cl-Bn

2 ES: 569.

Structures of other compounds of the present invention are shown in thefollowing Table 22 to Table 26. These can be easily produced using themethods described in the above-mentioned Reference Examples and Examplesand the methods which are obvious for those skilled in the art ormodified methods thereof. In this connection, symbols in the tablesrepresent the following meanings.

No: Compound number.Str: Chemical structure.

TABLE 22 No Str A1

A2

A3

A4

A5

A6

A7

A8

A9

A10

TABLE 23 No Str A11

A12

A13

A14

A15

A16

A17

A18

A19

A20

TABLE 24 No Str A21

A22

A23

A24

A25

A26

A27

A28

A29

A30

TABLE 25 No Str A31

A32

A33

A34

A35

A36

A37

A38

A39

A40

TABLE 26 No Str A41

A42

A43

A44

A45

A46

A47

A48

A49

A50

1. An acylaminopiperidine compound represented by a formula (I) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof

[symbols in the formula represent the following meanings; A: single bondor C₁-C₆ alkylene, R¹: phenyl which may be substituted or pyridyl whichmay be substituted, R²: —H or C₁-C₆ alkyl, R³: —H, C₁-C₆ alkyl or C₃-C₈cycloalkyl, R⁴: azetidin-2-yl, pyrrolidin-2-yl or piperidin-2-yl, eachof which may be substituted, and D: a ring selected from the groupconsisting of the following rings, wherein in these rings, the carbonatoms and nitrogen atoms constituting the rings may respectively besubstituted,


2. The compound according to claim 1, wherein R² is —H and R⁴ ispyrrolidin-2-yl which may be substituted.